Red Queen
Teenage & Young Adult, Teenage Fiction
Paperback Published on: 02/07/2015
£9.99
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It's all been done before
This book definitely doesn't break any new ground. The plot twists I could predict and I felt I'd read this book before. Whilst I didn't enjoy it, plenty o... READ MORE
Fab first in a series
This has a feel of Hunger Games about it. Hard kickass female lead who has had to grow up quicker than she should have. Ripped out of a life that she's use... READ MORE
An okay start.
The best way to describe this book is The Hunger Games with a side of Game Of Thrones and X-Men. Which, at it's core, had the potential to be very exciting... READ MORE
Thoroughly enjoyable
I couldn't put this book down once I had started it! If you love books with suspense, a hint of otherworldlyness and intrigue then you are going to love th... READ MORE
Beautiful betrayal, cloaked in silver....
This was BRILLIANT!! I have always been a sucker for teen dystopian literature, and this has weaselled it's way to becoming one of my favourites so far. Th... READ MORE
An interesting power struggle set in a well-built dystopia...
I found myself really enjoying this book at first. The world-building is wonderful - red blooded slum dwellers are held down by the silver blooded nobility... READ MORE
Action-packed teen fantasy dystopian novel
X-Men meets Hunger Games meets Divergent etc. It can get a little high school drama like at times and the so-called shocking twists/betrayals aren't exactl... READ MORE
Throne of Glass meets Game of Thrones
Do you really need more than the title description? If you're not already sold, then know that there's also a divergent/hunger games style element too. Thi... READ MORE
A thrill ride if I ever did see one!
A thrill ride if I ever did see one. Red Queen grabs you by the throat from the first sentence and quickly drags you into the whirlwind of hate, power and ... READ MORE
A solid first instalment.
I first read Red Queen back in 2015, the year it came out. I absolutely loved it then and could not stop raving about it. I even bought the second book rea... READ MORE
Unputtdownable
Finished this book after a massive binge. I couldn't put it down. While a little slow at the beginning as sson as it starts going it's a rollercoaster ride... READ MORE
Synopsis
The first novel in the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard.
This is a world divided by blood - Red or Silver.The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.
Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince.
Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.
But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart . . .
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409150725
- Number of pages: 416
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
Customer Reviews
View allOutstanding debut by Aveyard
This exquisite debut novel by Voctoria Aveyard is truly captivating, clever and compelling. Lovers of YA fiction such as The Hunger Games, Divergent and Th... READ MORE
Phenominal
This book is the best book that I have read in a long time. It has such a beautiful cover and the storyline hooked me in from the very first page. It is su... READ MORE
Amazing
Fantastic story, I can't wait until next book.
loved it !!
I did find it hard to start this book but when i got further in i loved it. I always wanted to know what happened next and found it hard to put it down.
perfection
As soon as I saw this book I fell in love with the cover, it's just perfect and I know they say 'don't judge a book by it's cover' but I did and the book, ... READ MORE
Amazing!
This book is probably the best book that I have read in a very long time! I just could not put it down, I read this book in one sitting on holiday and igno... READ MORE
Immersive and Enchanting: Aveyard thrills audiences with her debut novel Red Queen
This book is fantastic. There is no other way to say it. This book is fantastic! Incorporating all the elements which make an captivating story, Aveyard ma... READ MORE
Mind = blown!
If you're like me, then you'll pick up a book, and read until it's finished or just never read for weeks on end. I got this book on Saturday and finished i... READ MORE
A must Read! Highly recommend!
Well written. I was glued straight away, this book only took me two days to read, and now I have a long wait for the second book which isn't out until next... READ MORE
Stunning plot
I am completely in love with this book series and this gem of a first book has a plot twist that will make your jaw drop.
If you however get to the end of... READ MORE
The new great YA dystopian fantasy.
Bought this book along with the sequel back in 2016 and didn't find time to get into it until recently. However, I felt this incredible urge to get into it... READ MORE
Next one please
'Anyone can betray Anyone'
This is the quote to remember when reading this book.
Although slow to start (picking up about 40 pages in) Red Queen has be... READ MORE
Really enjoyable YA series
I read this book and was quickly captivated. I read it within four days and I went straight onto the next one after the plot twist left me wanting more fro... READ MORE
Additctive
Not for the first time Victoria Aveyard has completely captured me with her writing. Red queen is action packed and filled with twists that keep you hooked... READ MORE
Good first book in series
I really enjoyed this book, although it obviously isn't breaking any new ground genre-wise, and it fits nicely into the 'Hunger Games' and 'Divergent' type... READ MORE
great book
I loved the book, for me it is quite different from other books in this category however it still has this thrisll and ease of reading and the pinch of rom... READ MORE
Interesting concept
The idea of having societal segregation based on abilities would be an all too realistic and terrifying idea. Dark concept with a good world creation, exhi... READ MORE
Absolutely amazing!!
I loved this book and the rest of the series. I read it in two days and I just couldn’t put it down, Victoria Averyard has created amazing in depth charact... READ MORE
3 STARS
A fantasy romance very reminiscent of its time in that everyone loves the main character for reasons I can't understand, but ultimately was a well paced re... READ MORE
Picked it up (mainly) for the cover but the story is even better!
The beginning is pretty slow but now I understand that the information given is pretty essential as we just enter a world where Mare was born (she's been l... READ MORE
Favourite Series
Love love love this book series. I’m always looking for something to give me what this book gave!
Soooo amazing!!! 1000% always recommend
I have never ever ever been that enthralled in a storyline in my entire existence!! Yes I have read books that leave me wanting more but this?! I bought th... READ MORE
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